Pizza delivery
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone or over the internet to the pizza chain, in which the customer can request pizza type, size and other products alongside the pizza, commonly including soft drinks. Pizzas may be delivered in pizza boxes or delivery bags, and deliveries are made with either an automobile, motor scooter, or bicycle. Customers can, depending on the pizza chain, choose to pay online, or in person, with cash, credit or a debit card. A delivery fee is usually charged with what the customer has bought.
History
In 1889, King Umberto and Queen Margherita had the privilege of getting the first known pizza delivered by Raffaele Esposito, the most famous Pizzaaiolo (pizza chef) in Naples, Italy.
DomiNick's Pizza (which would later become Domino's Pizza and recently just Domino's) is known to have used delivery in February 1961, since the delivery vehicle was involved in defining the company's ownership, however, Domino's founder Tom Monaghan notes that in the 1960s "Most places just delivered to get some volume before they could afford to cut out the delivery".